Leeds continued their recent resurgence as they ended the Villans' run of three straight wins by drawing 1-1 at Elland Road, with Henri Lansbury cancelling out Pontus Jansson's opener for the home side.

It was certainly a game of contrasting halves, with Leeds dominant in the first 45 minutes while Villa came back at them after the break and were certainly on top when Lansbury squeezed an equaliser past Felix Wiedwald. But Leeds would see the game out and bag a share of the points.

And after the game, Christiansen suggested that securing a point was a sign of their recent progress as they did not capitulate in the same sort of manner that saw Derby come from a goal down at the interval to win 2-1 at Elland Road back in October.

But Leeds will take plenty of heart from the fact that they managed to keep the Villans out when they were under the cosh, in the same way that they would have surely taken plenty of positives from the way they managed to hold onto their lead when they faced Middlesbrough last month and had their advantage halved due to a very controversial penalty decision.

And the confidence that they gained from their resolute defending should give them a lot of hope that they can bring themselves right back into the mix for the top six by the time the festive fixtures are done with.